I have a 75+ mile, each way commute and I can set the cruise control at 60mph and do most of it that way. If I go any faster I just start catching cars and have to slow down. This last trip I went 56 miles without comming off cruise control. The last tank I went 310 miles on 13.6 gal of regular and that's close to 23 mpg. But the computer said 27.9. Is the computer just for entertainment or to make me think I'm getting better mileage?
Real mileage vs Computer
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carina71
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Larry said:
Yeah, mine is the same way, off by about 10% or so. And does anyone else find it difficult to fill the tank up completely? My experience is that filling station pump auto shutoff about 2 gallons early, and to get those last 2 gallons in I have to pump real slooooowww.
boston_kevin
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many threads on this problem
Here is one:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7904
This is a known problem. I think this computer is merely there to state that they are one of the few SUV's with this.
I'm glad another V6 owner is getting the same mileage I am getting (around 23 mpg highway). I was beginning to think I had an anomoly. Best gas mileage is between 60 and 70. After that it drops off considerably.
Here is one:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7904
This is a known problem. I think this computer is merely there to state that they are one of the few SUV's with this.
I'm glad another V6 owner is getting the same mileage I am getting (around 23 mpg highway). I was beginning to think I had an anomoly. Best gas mileage is between 60 and 70. After that it drops off considerably.
I always figure my mileage out by hand, the computer likes to round up a lot, my V8 gets 24mpg on the highway, it likes 75 anything higher the gas gets sucked up like a fat kid running track
the thing has a pretty big tank.
I can get 450 miles out of a tank but when I fill up it's only like 19 gallons so that still leaves 4 gallons as a safety bumper, once I hit 500 miles and realized the next gas station was 35 miles away, needle was way passed the bottom bar and I was sweaten cause I did not want to stall out in rural bumble fvck where most vehicles that passed me where mid 90's F150 with hogs in the bed
Thats all highway, only reason I stopped was to get gas but I can still average 18-20mpg running at 90
: still Im impressed with a V8 getting 24mpg, I can't seem to get anything higher even traveling slower so I take it Toyota geared them that way, my Pathfinder could easily get 26mpg, that was crazy for that underpowered 3.3L:
I'd like to know if the V6 could get higher then 24 all highway, I will say it cool cause the range will adjust to like 475 or 500 after being on the highway for so long but soon as the highway trip is done and I fill up it goes back to like 380 mpg:arrow:
the thing has a pretty big tank.I can get 450 miles out of a tank but when I fill up it's only like 19 gallons so that still leaves 4 gallons as a safety bumper, once I hit 500 miles and realized the next gas station was 35 miles away, needle was way passed the bottom bar and I was sweaten cause I did not want to stall out in rural bumble fvck where most vehicles that passed me where mid 90's F150 with hogs in the bed
Thats all highway, only reason I stopped was to get gas but I can still average 18-20mpg running at 90
: still Im impressed with a V8 getting 24mpg, I can't seem to get anything higher even traveling slower so I take it Toyota geared them that way, my Pathfinder could easily get 26mpg, that was crazy for that underpowered 3.3L: I'd like to know if the V6 could get higher then 24 all highway, I will say it cool cause the range will adjust to like 475 or 500 after being on the highway for so long but soon as the highway trip is done and I fill up it goes back to like 380 mpg:arrow:
I make my own gas, just buy the Costco $1 cheap white wine by the case and mix in some octane booster
I always fill up with Mobil 87 and everything is stock, my high mileage is 98-99% all highway only reason I slow down is to fill up, nothing mixed, my mixed driving is usually 13-17mpg:
I drive with a lead foot, I took it easy during the 1st 1000 miles but still gave it enough gas to get the oil pumping but after I hit 1000 miles I drive with the pedal to the floor
My mileage computer that suppost to calculate the amount of miles to gallons is always adding 3, so if it says Im getting 18 Im really getting 15:
The range til empty varies by your driving style, I went 100 miles on the highway and the range only dropped 20miles.
Another thing is the 4Runner and other vehicles have a mileage improvement when I hit 20k, knowing as much as I do about cars, 20k is the fully broken in point, in stock form thats when you will see your highest performance potential and gas mileage results, I've seen with some Chevys and Dodges that even after 20k the cams where not fully worn in.
Like they say all 4Runners are the same but depending on driving conditons and the driver and everything else they can acheive different mileage results:awais:
I always fill up with Mobil 87 and everything is stock, my high mileage is 98-99% all highway only reason I slow down is to fill up, nothing mixed, my mixed driving is usually 13-17mpg
: I drive with a lead foot, I took it easy during the 1st 1000 miles but still gave it enough gas to get the oil pumping but after I hit 1000 miles I drive with the pedal to the floor
My mileage computer that suppost to calculate the amount of miles to gallons is always adding 3, so if it says Im getting 18 Im really getting 15
: The range til empty varies by your driving style, I went 100 miles on the highway and the range only dropped 20miles.
Another thing is the 4Runner and other vehicles have a mileage improvement when I hit 20k, knowing as much as I do about cars, 20k is the fully broken in point, in stock form thats when you will see your highest performance potential and gas mileage results, I've seen with some Chevys and Dodges that even after 20k the cams where not fully worn in.
Like they say all 4Runners are the same but depending on driving conditons and the driver and everything else they can acheive different mileage results:awais:
I wonder how much my mileage is effected by using 5w-30 Red Line engine oil and Red Line in the dif. I run my Michelin Cross T's at 35psi and add 2 oz of Red Line gas treatment to every tank of 87 octane regular and during my 75 mile commute I try to run on the cruise control at 65 mph. I think the 20 to 24 mpg I get with the V8 is the best I can ever expect.
24runners
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I just calculated this the other day with a fillup...the computer said 15.8mpg and when I filled up I did the math and came up with 15.2mpg so it wasnt off too bad. That was a mix of in-town driving and about a 30mile drive. I haven't gotten a chance to calculate a longer 'highway' trip yet.
I'm not sure of the differences in the 03-04's as compared to my 05 (vvt-i), but the computer seems to be somewhat close to what I'm getting.
BTW, I ALWAYS use premium gas in all my vehicles (93octane is premium here in GA)...It might be a dollar or two more for a full tank, but I'd rather have better gas and reduce the chance of the ECU pulling timing cuz of knock from lower octane gas.
I'm not sure of the differences in the 03-04's as compared to my 05 (vvt-i), but the computer seems to be somewhat close to what I'm getting.
BTW, I ALWAYS use premium gas in all my vehicles (93octane is premium here in GA)...It might be a dollar or two more for a full tank, but I'd rather have better gas and reduce the chance of the ECU pulling timing cuz of knock from lower octane gas.
Duc Hunter
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I toook my 4Runner V8 from San Francisco to San Diego and back (870 miles one way). At 65 mph with the cruise control set I only got a best of 18.5! Today I went to Sacramento and back (about 160 miles) and got 17.1mpg! That is with the cruise on the whole way and no A/C! Sheesh, 24 on a V8, seems wild to me.
ToyotaDoodz
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When I had my Dunlop AT 20's I was able to get 22.7 average (hand calculated) with my 03 V8 as long as I never went over 70. This was over more than one tank of gas so it was not an anomaly. It there was any wind that would quickly drop.
If I could have driven at 65 or under (with out being killed) I know it would have been higher. As far as mpg goes, the 4Runner is very wind and speed sensitive.
If I could have driven at 65 or under (with out being killed) I know it would have been higher. As far as mpg goes, the 4Runner is very wind and speed sensitive.
carina71
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ToyotaDoodz said:
Very, very ascent and descent sensitive as well. If you travel through a lot of rolling hills your mileage will decrease dramatically.
My highway mileage has varied greatly depending on where I am driving. I've gotten as much as 21.5 mpg and as little as 15.5 mpg. I rarely use the cruise control due to the winding highways I drive. If I had a good straight and flat highway, without doing a lot of passing, I would be surprised if I got less than 20 mpg (actual) at 65 mph.
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ToyotaDoodz
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carina71 said:
Absolutely. I should have mentioned the drive I was on was a trip crossing Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Not totally, but very flat. Never kicked out of overdrive.
ToyotaDoodz
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Larry said:
Genuine Toyota Dino oil and 35 psi in the tires then and now.
carina71
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Larry said:
Synthetic--Absolutely! 35 psi @ 50F ambient external temperature. There are so many variables that can affect my mpg here it is difficult to describe them all. But in addition to the ones I've already mentioned above, others include: Weather, especially temperature; fuel mixture (summer vs winter); and warm start vs cold start.
However, I always get better mileage in the summer months.
ToyotaDoodz
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YES to the winter formulation fuel. I can always tell you when they switch it because my MPG drops immediately by at least 1 to 1.5 mpg.
carina71
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ToyotaDoodz
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Yes, the "sludge" topic has been discussed "ad nauseum" in many places.
Per that article. . . .
Oil can turn to sludge if it gets contaminated by water, dirt or engine coolant and the owner of the vehicle doesn't change the oil often enough. You are particularly at risk if you put your vehicle through certain kinds of severe driving patterns. You might think that means arduous journeys on dusty roads or in extreme heat. But it also means numerous short journeys driven in cold, damp weather. Of course, that describes the driving habits of millions of suburbanites in northern states who hop from store to school to soccer practice to home.
My head is not in the sand on this topic but I do keep the change interval on the short side. I admit to procrastinating on changing to synthetic.
Per that article. . . .
Oil can turn to sludge if it gets contaminated by water, dirt or engine coolant and the owner of the vehicle doesn't change the oil often enough. You are particularly at risk if you put your vehicle through certain kinds of severe driving patterns. You might think that means arduous journeys on dusty roads or in extreme heat. But it also means numerous short journeys driven in cold, damp weather. Of course, that describes the driving habits of millions of suburbanites in northern states who hop from store to school to soccer practice to home.
My head is not in the sand on this topic but I do keep the change interval on the short side. I admit to procrastinating on changing to synthetic.
